Full moon in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Yokobue Waiting from Takiguchi Tokiyori by Moonlight at Hōrinji, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Yokobue Waiting from Takiguchi Tokiyori by Moonlight at Hōrinji, 1890.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Moon at Sekiguchi, before 1936.

Takahashi Shōtei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Moonlight on Snow, before 1936.

Takahashi Shōtei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Blossoming Cherry on a Moonlit Night, Ohara Koson

Blossoming Cherry on a Moonlit Night, c. 1932.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, 1883.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese), triptych; colour woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Narihira and Nijō no Tsubone at the Fuji River, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Narihira and Nijō no Tsubone at the Fuji River, 1882.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Album of the poetic styles of Sikong Tu, image 6

사공도시품첩 (museum title)

Jeong Seon (Korean), ink and color on paper

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Gojō Bridge, an Episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Gojō Bridge, an Episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, 1881.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese), triptych; colour woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Album of Hyewon (eight leaves), image 7

혜원화첩(8면) (museum title)

Shin Yun-bok (Korean), ink and color on paper

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Act XI: Moronao is Dragged from Hiding and Identified by Yuranosuke, then Killed; Moronao's Retainers Being Pursued, Utagawa Kunisada

Act XI: Moronao is Dragged from Hiding and Identified by Yuranosuke, then Killed; Moronao's Retainers Being Pursued, c. 1835.

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

White, c. 1847–1852.

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Snow at Nipponmatsu, c. 1926–1927.

Takahashi Shōtei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Edo River, before 1923.

Takahashi Shōtei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Moon in May, c. 1908.

Mai måne (museum title)

Nikolai Astrup (Norwegian), color woodcut with hand coloring

National Museum of Norway

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), Katsushika Hokusai

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), c. 1833.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Crows at full moon, 1925–1936.

Kraaien bij volle maan (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Immortals, image 2

신선 (museum title)

Kim Hong-do (Korean), ink and color on silk

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Cover suggestion for the Ateneum magazine, Albert Edelfelt

Cover suggestion for the Ateneum magazine, 1898.

Ateneum-lehden kansiehdotus, julkaisija Wentzel Hagelstam… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), ink and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Geese at full moon, 1925–1936.

Ganzen bij volle maan (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Landscape, image 3

산수화 (museum title)

Kim Hong-do (Korean), ink on silk

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Stories of remarkable persons of loyalty and high reputation, 1843–1846.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Takegashi Bamboo Market at Kyōbashi Bridge, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige

Takegashi Bamboo Market at Kyōbashi Bridge, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857.

Takegashi Bamboo Market at Kyōbashi Bridge (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Nocturnal Mood with Wild Ducks, Bruno Liljefors

Nocturnal Mood with Wild Ducks, 1901.

Nattstämning med änder (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Moonlit Night at Miyanokoshi, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, Utagawa Hiroshige

Moonlit Night at Miyanokoshi, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, c. 1838.

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Tarō Inari Shrine in the Asakusa Ricefields, Kobayashi Kiyochika

The Tarō Inari Shrine in the Asakusa Ricefields, 1877.

Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Album of Hyewon (eight leaves), image 3

혜원화첩(8면) (museum title)

Shin Yun-bok (Korean), ink on paper

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Landscape with the moon, Karel Albert Schmidt

Landscape with the moon, 1918.

Maan landschap (museum title)

Karel Albert Schmidt (Dutch), oil on canvas

Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands

Owl, c. 1928–1930.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Two crows on a branch, 1927.

Twee kraaien op een tak (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Wernyhora, 1884.

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Uttenwalder Grund, Caspar David Friedrich

Uttenwalder Grund, 1825.

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Lentos Art Museum, Austria

Two Mallards in Water Between Reeds and a Full Moon, Ohara Koson

Two Mallards in Water Between Reeds and a Full Moon, 1920s.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Kissing the Moon, 1904.

Winslow Homer (American), oil on canvas

Addison Gallery of American Art, United States

Spring Night, 1914.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Sparebankstiftelsen DNB’s collection, Norway

Album of Hyewon (eight leaves), image 4

혜원화첩(8면) (museum title)

Shin Yun-bok (Korean), ink and color on paper

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Dance for Obon Festival, Takahashi Shōtei

Dance for Obon Festival, c. 1927–1935.

Takahashi Shōtei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Summer Night Moon, 1889.

Kesäyön kuu (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Winter Night, c. 1908.

Vinternatt (museum title)

Nikolai Astrup (Norwegian), color woodcut with hand coloring

National Museum of Norway

Red flowers (poppies?) in the moonlight, Karel Albert Schmidt

Red flowers (poppies?) in the moonlight, 1916.

Rode bloemen (papavers?) bij maanlicht (museum title)

Karel Albert Schmidt (Dutch), oil on canvas

Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands

Landscape, image 7

산수화 (museum title)

Kim Hong-do (Korean), ink on silk

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Flying Geese and Moon, before 1912.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Poem by Akazome Emon, Katsushika Hokusai

Poem by Akazome Emon, 1921.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Old Inn, before 1936.

Takahashi Shōtei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Two White Rabbits Under a Full Moon, Ohara Koson

Two White Rabbits Under a Full Moon, c. 1928–1930.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Mondaufgang (Zwei Männer an der Küste), Caspar David Friedrich

Mondaufgang (Zwei Männer an der Küste), c. 1835.

Caspar David Friedrich (German)

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), Katsushika Hokusai

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), c. 1833.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

An immortal crossing the sea

선인이 바다를 건너다 (museum title)

Jeong Seon (Korean), ink on paper

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Lion dans la jungle, 1904.

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Pola Museum of Art, Japan

Moon-Viewing Location (Tsuki no Misaki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei), Utagawa Hiroshige

Moon-Viewing Location (Tsuki no Misaki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei), 1857.

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Oe no Chisato, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Oe no Chisato, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)", c. 1842.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States